Name: 罹患癌症時，你就會崩壞！ (When you're diagnosed with cancer, you break bad)
Uploaded: 2026-03-26T16:34:06.000Z
Duration: 4 min 13 s

Hey bestie, my mom has cancer, what do you want her to steal from the Louvre?

嘿，閨蜜，我媽罹癌了，妳希望她從羅浮宮偷什麼？

I've already called dibs on the Regent Diamond.

According to the study "Breaking Bad: How Health Shocks Prompt Crime," a cancer diagnosis increases the probability of committing a crime by 14%.

研究「絕命毒師：健康衝擊如何促使犯罪」，發現罹癌診斷會讓犯罪機率增加 14%。

那、那妳媽是要變成 Walter White 了？

It doesn't have to be jewels, I can ask her to grab you, like, the Mona Lisa or something boring.

不一定要是珠寶啦，我可以叫她幫妳拿蒙娜麗莎，或是什麼無聊的東西。

Economists use a massive dataset of the entire Danish population, focusing on 386,317 individuals diagnosed with cancer between 1980 and 2018.

經濟學家們利用了整個丹麥人口的大規模數據集，聚焦於1980年至2018年間被診斷出癌症的386,317位民眾。

By linking health records with criminal registries, they track the behavior of these patients against a control group.

他們透過連結健康紀錄與犯罪登記資料，追蹤這些病患相較於對照組的行為。

Oh, and they all immediately committed crimes after getting cancer?

喔，所以他們一得到癌症就立刻犯罪了嗎？

Actually, in the year following a diagnosis, crime rates among patients dipped.

事實上，診斷後的第一年，病患的犯罪率反而下降了。

Because, as the researchers noted, undergoing cancer treatment is physically strenuous and forces a cancer patient to visit or remain at the hospital for long periods of time.

因為，正如研究人員指出的，接受癌症治療在體力上非常耗費精力，而且會迫使癌症病患長時間進出或待在醫院。

Yeah, I guess you can't commit crimes from bed.

嗯，我想你沒辦法躺在床上犯罪吧。

But two years after diagnosis, the probability of violating the law surges past baseline.

但診斷兩年後，觸法的機率就飆升到基線之上。

The effect intensifies over the next few years and persists for more than a decade.

這種影響在接下來幾年會加劇，並持續超過十年。

Okay, but what if the people getting cancer are just, like, career criminals returning to old habits?

好的，但如果那些得到癌症的人，本來就是慣犯，只是重操舊業呢？

Cancer drives individuals with clean records to break the law for the first time.

罹癌會促使原本紀錄清白的人首次觸法。

想看看我的羅浮宮願望清單嗎？

I wonder if this is linked to the rational criminal theory, popularized by economists Gary Becker and Isaac Elric in the 1960s and '70s, positing that criminals aren't necessarily bad people, but

我在想這是不是跟理性犯罪理論有關，這個理論在 1960 和 70 年代由經濟學家 Gary Becker 和 Isaac Elric 推廣，他們認為罪犯不一定是壞人，而是

rational actors who weigh the potential rewards of a crime against the probability of getting caught and the severity of the punishment.

理性行動者，他們會權衡犯罪的潛在回報與被抓到的機率及懲罰的嚴重性。

I mean, a cancer diagnosis alters every variable in this equation.

我的意思是，癌症診斷改變了這個方程式中的每一個變數。

I mean, the researchers found that the urge to break the law was stronger among those who lacked financial buffers, such as home equity or a spouse's income.

我的意思是，研究人員發現，那些缺乏財務緩衝的人，像是房屋淨值或配偶收入，犯罪的衝動會更強烈。

If they lose their ability to earn legal income, illegal revenue streams are suddenly much more attractive.

如果他們失去合法賺錢的能力，非法收入就會突然變得吸引人許多。

And this study centers on Danish people who have access to free, universal healthcare.

而這項研究聚焦在丹麥人身上，他們享有免費的普及醫療照護。

I mean, imagine what might happen in the United States.

我的意思是，想像一下這在美國會發生什麼事。

We don't have to imagine when we have science, bestie.

我們不用想像，因為我們有科學，好嗎？

In the United States, researchers found that 42% of patients deplete their entire life's assets within two years of diagnosis, and

在美國，研究人員發現，有 42% 的病患在確診後兩年內，就耗盡了畢生的積蓄，而且

cancer survivors are more than twice as likely to file for bankruptcy.

癌症倖存者申請破產的機率是兩倍以上。

What is worse is that, based on data from 2007, 62% of all bankruptcies in the United States resulted from medical debt, and

更糟的是，根據 2007 年的數據，美國所有破產案件中有 62% 是由醫療債務造成的，而且

78% of those filing for bankruptcy because of medical debt did have health insurance coverage.

78% 因為醫療債務申請破產的人，是有健康保險的。

I want her to not just bring me all the crowns at the Louvre, but

我希望她不只把羅浮宮的所有皇冠都給我，而是

Also, holy shit, I'm so sorry about your mom.

還有，天啊，我對你媽媽的事感到非常抱歉。

I didn't say, "Oh my God." We should talk about that first.

我沒有說「我的天啊」。我們應該先談談那個。

One of my recent breakthroughs in therapy was to clarify my values.

我最近在心理治療上的一大突破，就是釐清我的價值觀。

So my therapist pointed out when I'm not living in alignment with my values, I am, wait for it, unhappy.

所以我的治療師指出，當我沒有活出與我的價值觀一致的生活時，我會，等一下，不開心。

And I feel like, you know, I'm not sure what exactly I thought my values were, but

而且我覺得，你知道，我不確定我到底以為我的價值觀是什麼，但是

on paper they're actually kind of boring.

寫下來之後，它們其實有點無聊。

They're like, balance, contribution, movement, kindness.

它們像是，平衡、貢獻、運動、善良。

But then when we started looking at every sector of my life, I was really able to see that what was bringing me the most joy and peace were the things where my values were actually being met.

但後來當我們開始檢視我生活的各個面向時，我真的能看到，真正帶給我最多快樂與平靜的，都是那些我的價值觀實際被滿足的時刻。

And it was great because now I can evaluate anything, right?

這樣很棒，因為現在我可以評估任何事情了，對吧？

Like a job, a relationship, a friendship, an opportunity, through my values checklist to get clear on if it's good for me or not.

像是工作、一段關係、一段友誼，一個機會，透過我的價值觀清單來釐清它對我來說好不好。

And it's helped me see myself and my life with more clarity, and

而且這幫助我看清楚自己和我的生活，

it's been really helping me navigate 2026.

而且這真的幫助我度過 2026 年。

If you're interested in a fresh perspective this year, I highly recommend starting therapy.

如果你對今年有個全新的觀點感興趣，我強烈建議你開始心理治療。

And thank you to BetterHelp for sponsoring today's episode.

感謝 BetterHelp 贊助今天的節目。

如果你準備好開始了，這非常簡單。

BetterHelp has helped over 6 million people match with a licensed therapist.

BetterHelp 已經幫助超過六百萬人找到了適合他們的執照治療師。

All you got to do is you fill out a questionnaire, and

你只需要做的就是填寫一份問卷，然後

then you're matched in as little as a couple of days.

幾天內就能配對到適合你的治療師。

And if for any reason it doesn't feel like the right fit, you can easily switch therapists anytime at no extra cost.

而且如果因為任何原因，你覺得不適合，隨時都可以輕鬆更換治療師，而且完全免費。

Click the link in the description or go to betterhelp.com/ekana and get 10% off your first month of therapy.

點擊說明欄的連結，或是到 betterhelp.com/ekana，就能享有首月 9 折優惠。